diff --git a/lib/plugin/utils/plugin-utils.ts b/lib/plugin/utils/plugin-utils.ts
index e60507643..53554bf0a 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/utils/plugin-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/plugin/utils/plugin-utils.ts
@@ -200,26 +200,9 @@ export function replaceImportPath(
     let relativePath = posix.relative(from, decodedImportPath);
     relativePath = relativePath[0] !== '.' ? './' + relativePath : relativePath;
 
-    const nodeModulesText = 'node_modules';
-    const nodeModulePos = relativePath.indexOf(nodeModulesText);
-    if (nodeModulePos >= 0) {
-      relativePath = relativePath.slice(
-        nodeModulePos + nodeModulesText.length + 1 // slash
-      );
-
-      const typesText = '@types';
-      const typesPos = relativePath.indexOf(typesText);
-      if (typesPos >= 0) {
-        relativePath = relativePath.slice(
-          typesPos + typesText.length + 1 //slash
-        );
-      }
-
-      const indexText = '/index';
-      const indexPos = relativePath.indexOf(indexText);
-      if (indexPos >= 0) {
-        relativePath = relativePath.slice(0, indexPos);
-      }
+    const normalizedPath = normalizePackagePath(relativePath);
+    if (normalizedPath !== relativePath) {
+      relativePath = normalizedPath;
     } else if (options.esmCompatible) {
       // Add appropriate extension for non-node_modules imports
       const extension = getOutputExtension(fileName);
@@ -404,6 +387,42 @@ export function safeDecodeURIComponent(path: string) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * When a path goes through node_modules (e.g. a workspace package resolved to
+ * its physical location inside node_modules), strip the node_modules prefix so
+ * the generated import uses the package specifier instead of a relative path.
+ * This mirrors the same normalisation already done inside replaceImportPath().
+ *
+ * For example:
+ *   ../node_modules/@amk/utils/src/dto/order.dto  →  @amk/utils/src/dto/order.dto
+ *   ../../../packages/product-warehouse/dist/index  (no node_modules) → unchanged
+ */
+export function normalizePackagePath(importPath: string): string {
+  const nodeModulesText = 'node_modules';
+  const nodeModulePos = importPath.indexOf(nodeModulesText);
+  if (nodeModulePos < 0) {
+    return importPath;
+  }
+
+  let packagePath = importPath.slice(
+    nodeModulePos + nodeModulesText.length + 1 // skip the trailing slash
+  );
+
+  const typesText = '@types';
+  const typesPos = packagePath.indexOf(typesText);
+  if (typesPos >= 0) {
+    packagePath = packagePath.slice(typesPos + typesText.length + 1);
+  }
+
+  const indexText = '/index';
+  const indexPos = packagePath.indexOf(indexText);
+  if (indexPos >= 0) {
+    packagePath = packagePath.slice(0, indexPos);
+  }
+
+  return packagePath;
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks if a node can be directly referenced.
  * In the readonly mode, only literals can be referenced directly.
diff --git a/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts b/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts
index 30b108b1e..a697e4af4 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts
+++ b/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import {
   getDecoratorOrUndefinedByNames,
   getOutputExtension,
   getTypeReferenceAsString,
-  hasPropertyKey
+  hasPropertyKey,
+  normalizePackagePath
 } from '../utils/plugin-utils';
 import { typeReferenceToIdentifier } from '../utils/type-reference-to-identifier.util';
 import { AbstractFileVisitor } from './abstract.visitor';
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ export class ControllerClassVisitor extends AbstractFileVisitor {
     Object.keys(this._collectedMetadata).forEach((filePath) => {
       const metadata = this._collectedMetadata[filePath];
       const fileExt = options.esmCompatible ? getOutputExtension(filePath) : '';
-      const path = filePath.replace(/\.[jt]s$/, fileExt);
+      let path = filePath.replace(/\.[jt]s$/, fileExt);
+      path = normalizePackagePath(path);
       const importExpr = ts.factory.createCallExpression(
         ts.factory.createToken(ts.SyntaxKind.ImportKeyword) as ts.Expression,
         undefined,
diff --git a/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts b/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts
index e997874e1..e47962fc6 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts
+++ b/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import {
   getTypeReferenceAsString,
   hasPropertyKey,
   isAutoGeneratedEnumUnion,
-  isAutoGeneratedTypeUnion
+  isAutoGeneratedTypeUnion,
+  normalizePackagePath
 } from '../utils/plugin-utils';
 import { typeReferenceToIdentifier } from '../utils/type-reference-to-identifier.util';
 import { AbstractFileVisitor } from './abstract.visitor';
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ export class ModelClassVisitor extends AbstractFileVisitor {
     Object.keys(this._collectedMetadata).forEach((filePath) => {
       const metadata = this._collectedMetadata[filePath];
       const fileExt = options.esmCompatible ? getOutputExtension(filePath) : '';
-      const path = filePath.replace(/\.[jt]s$/, fileExt);
+      let path = filePath.replace(/\.[jt]s$/, fileExt);
+      path = normalizePackagePath(path);
       const importExpr = ts.factory.createCallExpression(
         ts.factory.createToken(ts.SyntaxKind.ImportKeyword) as ts.Expression,
         undefined,
diff --git a/test/plugin/normalize-package-path.spec.ts b/test/plugin/normalize-package-path.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6285cb2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin/normalize-package-path.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { normalizePackagePath } from '../../lib/plugin/utils/plugin-utils';
+
+describe('normalizePackagePath', () => {
+  it('should return relative paths without node_modules unchanged', () => {
+    expect(normalizePackagePath('./cats/dto/create-cat.dto')).toBe(
+      './cats/dto/create-cat.dto'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should strip node_modules prefix for scoped workspace packages', () => {
+    // Before the fix this would remain as the relative node_modules path,
+    // causing TS error TS2742 when declaration files are emitted.
+    expect(
+      normalizePackagePath('../node_modules/@amk/utils/src/dto/order.dto')
+    ).toBe('@amk/utils/src/dto/order.dto');
+  });
+
+  it('should strip node_modules prefix for unscoped packages', () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizePackagePath('../node_modules/some-lib/src/dto/foo.dto')
+    ).toBe('some-lib/src/dto/foo.dto');
+  });
+
+  it('should strip @types prefix inside node_modules', () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizePackagePath('../node_modules/@types/express/index')
+    ).toBe('express');
+  });
+
+  it('should strip /index suffix from package paths', () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizePackagePath('../node_modules/@org/product-warehouse/dist/index')
+    ).toBe('@org/product-warehouse/dist');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle deeply nested node_modules paths', () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizePackagePath(
+        '../../../node_modules/@amk/utils/src/enum/payment-method.enum'
+      )
+    ).toBe('@amk/utils/src/enum/payment-method.enum');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle paths where node_modules is not present (non-workspace local paths)', () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizePackagePath('../../../packages/product-warehouse/dist/index')
+    ).toBe('../../../packages/product-warehouse/dist/index');
+  });
+});